Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
51-4031 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 195,040 |
1.4 % |
$17.94 |
$37,310 |
0.7 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$11.98 |
$13.96 |
$17.12 |
$21.23 |
$25.73 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$24,920 |
$29,030 |
$35,610 |
$44,150 |
$53,520 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) |
29,950 |
6.18 |
$17.19 |
$35,750 |
| Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing |
28,830 |
4.78 |
$19.14 |
$39,810 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) |
26,710 |
5.44 |
$18.28 |
$38,030 |
| Plastics Product Manufacturing |
14,100 |
2.37 |
$16.85 |
$35,040 |
| Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) |
10,560 |
1.40 |
$17.86 |
$37,150 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing |
4,790 |
7.95 |
$17.26 |
$35,900 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) |
29,950 |
6.18 |
$17.19 |
$35,750 |
| Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel |
3,400 |
5.88 |
$18.42 |
$38,320 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) |
26,710 |
5.44 |
$18.28 |
$38,030 |
| Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing |
28,830 |
4.78 |
$19.14 |
$39,810 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Michigan |
23,170 |
5.33 |
4.02 |
$19.09 |
$39,720 |
| Ohio |
17,480 |
3.21 |
2.42 |
$17.70 |
$36,820 |
| Indiana |
16,050 |
5.22 |
3.93 |
$16.93 |
$35,210 |
| Texas |
14,970 |
1.20 |
0.91 |
$15.88 |
$33,030 |
| California |
11,800 |
0.68 |
0.51 |
$18.36 |
$38,190 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Michigan |
23,170 |
5.33 |
4.02 |
$19.09 |
$39,720 |
| Indiana |
16,050 |
5.22 |
3.93 |
$16.93 |
$35,210 |
| Wisconsin |
10,600 |
3.69 |
2.78 |
$19.56 |
$40,690 |
| Kentucky |
6,170 |
3.25 |
2.45 |
$19.67 |
$40,900 |
| Ohio |
17,480 |
3.21 |
2.42 |
$17.70 |
$36,820 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Washington |
1,900 |
0.57 |
0.43 |
$21.68 |
$45,100 |
| Minnesota |
5,400 |
1.87 |
1.41 |
$20.74 |
$43,130 |
| Virginia |
1,890 |
0.49 |
0.37 |
$20.12 |
$41,850 |
| Wyoming |
90 |
0.31 |
0.24 |
$20.09 |
$41,790 |
| Kentucky |
6,170 |
3.25 |
2.45 |
$19.67 |
$40,900 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
10,500 |
5.30 |
3.99 |
$21.45 |
$44,620 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
7,710 |
1.65 |
1.24 |
$17.47 |
$36,330 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
5,800 |
0.93 |
0.70 |
$17.84 |
$37,100 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
5,220 |
1.71 |
1.29 |
$16.29 |
$33,890 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
4,490 |
1.23 |
0.92 |
$15.91 |
$33,090 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI |
4,140 |
7.29 |
5.49 |
$16.40 |
$34,110 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
4,100 |
0.42 |
0.32 |
$17.82 |
$37,070 |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH |
3,890 |
3.72 |
2.80 |
$19.63 |
$40,830 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
3,870 |
1.96 |
1.48 |
$21.50 |
$44,720 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN |
2,860 |
2.70 |
2.04 |
$17.14 |
$35,660 |
United States Department of Labor
